chan

Meaning

1. (masculine) floor
2. (masculine) ground
3. (masculine) plateau

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈt͡ʃaŋ/

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese chão, from Latin plānum. Compare Portuguese chão, Spanish llano.

Cognate with Portuguese

chão

Cognate with Spanish

llano

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Sentences

É

costume entre as autoridades que van entrando recoller algunha das pedras do chan .

It is customary among the authorities that they go in to collect some of the stones from the ground.

A

súa característica é que a súa estrutura principal queda ancorada ó chan .

Its main structure is anchored to the ground.

Aniña no chan en pradeiras húmidas e en illós de Europa e Asia .

It nests on the ground in wet meadows and isolated from Europe and Asia.

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